Home About Us Publications Research Education Analyst Policy Watch Media & Events Order Publications Contact Us Site Map Search this site for: The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our purpose is to encourage higher performance throughout Canada's public education system. The most important work of SAEE is field research in Canada's public schools. The research commissioned by SAEE provides timely evidence to expand the knowledge base about school and system change and 'what works' to improve student achievement. Each study presents a thoughtful analysis of the findings to guide policy and practice decisions. The research themes we are exploring are outlined below. USE THE MENU ON THE RIGHT TO REVIEW TITLES AVAILABLE UNDER EACH THEME. ASSESSMENT Research in Progress: Technology Assisted Student Assessment: Phase 2 Applied research activities of an evaluative, technical and feasibility nature holding potential for major impact on assessment practices. Published Research: ♦ Automated Essay Scoring: A Literature Review ♦ A Future in the Process of Arrival: Using Computer Technologies for Student Assessment ♦ Student Assessment in Canada AT-RISK STUDENTS Published Research: Building Capacity and Forging Networks: The Literacy and Parenting Skills Facilitator Training Program ♦ Trading Up ­ High School and Beyond: Five Illustrative Canadian Case Studies ♦ ArtsSmarts at Caslan School: A Longitudinal Case Study ♦ Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling ♦ Integrating the Arts in Aboriginal Settings ♦ Sharing Our Success: Ten Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling ♦ Creating Equity and Quality: A Literature Review of School Effectiveness and Improvement ♦ Twelve Secondary Schools in Low-Income Settings: Case Studies ♦ Schools That Make a Difference: Final Report ♦ Links to Literacy: Examining Phonemic Awareness Instruction in Kindergarten Classrooms BREAKING TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES Research in Progress: Evaluating Digital Learning Objects An environmental scan of the literature to develop a set of quality criteria and an assessment guide for evaluating K-12 digital learning resources. Technology Assisted Student Assessment: Phase 2 Applied research activities of an evaluative, technical and feasibility nature holding potential for major impact on assessment practices. Published Research: ♦ Trading Up ­ High School and Beyond: Five Illustrative Canadian Case Studies ♦ ArtsSmarts at Caslan School: A Longitudinal Case Study ♦ E-Learning: Studying Canada's Virtual Secondary Schools ♦ A Future in the Process of Arrival: Using Computer Technologies for Student Assessment LITERACY Research in Progress: School Improvement Grants Project Cycle 3 of this study documents action research to raise literacy skills in lower-income public schools.. Published Research: Building Capacity and Forging Networks: The Literacy and Parenting Skills Facilitator Training Program ♦ Meaningful Applied Phonics: A Longitudinal Early Literacy Study ♦ Research Brief: Literacy Instruction in Aboriginal Settings (PDF) ♦ Links to Literacy: Examining Phonemic Awareness Instruction in Kindergarten Classrooms MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE Research in Progress: Teacher Preparation Programs The first pan-Canadian study examining pre-service training programs for teachers. Labour Relations in Public Education This study involves the on-going compilation and review of literature and developments in teacher union and management relations as they impact student achievement. Published Research: ♦ Trading Up ­ High School and Beyond: Five Illustrative Canadian Case Studies ♦ Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling ♦ Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience ♦ A Survey of School Planning Councils in British Columbia 2004 ♦ School Choice Under Open Enrollment ♦ Principal Portraits 2 ♦ District Practices and Student Achievement: Lessons from Alberta ♦ A First Look at School Planning Councils in BC ♦ Decentralization and Choice in Sweden's School System: Policy Implications for Canada ♦ The Public-Private Partnership that Built a 'Traditional' School ♦ Principal Portraits ♦ Education K-12 Policy for Canadian Global Leadership ♦ The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools ♦ Canadian Charter Schools at the Crossroads ♦ The Pressure for Choice ♦ Achievement in Alberta's Charter Schools: A Longitudinal Study ♦ Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems PARENTS AND COMMUNITY Published Research: Building Capacity and Forging Networks: The Literacy and Parenting Skills Facilitator Training Program Analyzing Change in Education (ACE) Survey ♦ Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience ♦ A Survey of School Planning Councils in British Columbia 2004 ♦ School Choice Under Open Enrollment ♦ The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools ♦ The Pressure for Choice ♦ A First Look at School Planning Councils in BC SCHOOL CHOICE Published Research: ♦ Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience ♦ School Choice Under Open Enrollment ♦ School Choice, Policies and Effects An International Literature Review ♦ Achievement in Alberta's Charter Schools: A Longitudinal Study ♦ The Pressure for Choice ♦ Canadian Charter Schools at the Crossroads ♦ Canada's Charter Schools: Initial Report ♦ The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools ♦ Decentralization and Choice in Sweden's School System: Policy Implications for Canada ♦ E-Learning: Studying Canada's Virtual Secondary Schools SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Research in Progress: School Improvement Grants Project This study documents the results of the School Improvement Grants Program, an action research project in British Columbia to support efforts to raise literacy and math skills in public schools serving lower-income neighbourhoods. Published Research: ♦ Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling ♦ School Improvement in Action: Case Studies from British Columbia ♦ Principal Portraits 2 ♦ Schools That Make a Difference: Final Report ♦ Twelve Secondary Schools in Low-Income Settings: Case Studies ♦ Creating Equity and Quality: A Literature Review of School Effectiveness and Improvement ♦ Principal Portraits ♦ District Practices and Student Achievement: Lessons from Alberta TEACHING PROFESSION Research in Progress: Evaluating Digital Learning Objects An environmental scan of the literature to develop a set of quality criteria and an assessment guide for evaluating K-12 digital learning resources. Labour Relations in Public Education This study involves the on-going compilation and review of literature and developments in teacher union and management relations as they impact student achievement. Published Research: Analyzing Change in Education (ACE) Survey ♦ Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems ♦ Teacher Quality in Canada ♦ Teacher Unions as Players in Education Reform ♦ Home THEMES Assessment At-Risk Students Breaking Traditional Boundaries Literacy Management, Administration and Governance Parents and Community School Choice School Improvement Teaching Profession POPULAR TITLES A Future in the Process of Arrival Moving Forward Sharing Our Success District Practices and Student Achievement ♦ Disclaimer ♦ Terms and Conditions ♦ Privacy Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education 225 - 1889 Springfield Road, Kelowna British Columbia V1Y 5V5 Canada Telephone 250.717.1163 | Fax 250.717.1134 | Email info@saee.ca

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